Study with us
Are you curious to know what makes some people healthier, have a higher level of well-being, and live longer lives than others? Our education in public health sciences will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to do research or work practically with issues related to health at the population level, both within and outside Sweden.
Public Health Sciences concern the study of public health and its determinants. In our courses and programmes, you will learn more about the distribution of health over historical time, how structures in society interplay with individual characteristics to shape people’s health-related behaviours and living conditions, as well as how health and disease develop through the different stages of life.
We dig deeper into the development of public health policy and practice, both nationally and internationally, with a specific focus on health inequalities.
You will learn how measures can be formed to prevent disease and promote health, not only for the population as a whole but for particularly vulnerable groups. You will also obtain knowledge on how to follow up and assess such measures.
Below you find a video where Senior Lecturer Sol Juarez presents the programme:
Education available in English
At the Department of Public Health Sciences, we offer an international master's programme and freestanding courses at the advanced level, as well as doctoral level education.
Our Master's programme in public health sciences: societal and individual perspectives, 120 ECTS, and freestanding courses at the advanced level starts in the Autumn.
More information about our courses and programmes in Public Health Sciences
The Department of Public Health Sciences offers doctoral level education.
Doctoral level education in Public Health Sciences
We also offer courses and a programme at the basic level. These are conducted in Swedish.
More information about our courses and programmes in Publich Health Sciences (in Swedish)
Meet Marc Miller, one our students
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Photo: Håkan Soold
Marc Miller is one of our recents master´s students. He came to Sweden from the USA eight years ago and finished his fourth and last semester of the Master´s Programme in Public Health Sciences spring 2025 – and is subsequently one of our alumni now.
Every class I take I walk away with something I can take forward to the next class and to the rest of my life.
From psychology in the US to public health in Sweden
Meet our alumni
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Madeleine Björnsdotter Orfanidou studied the Master's Programme in Public Health Sciences. Straight after her exam in May 2024 she got a job as a Public Health Atrategist at Botkyrka Council in South Stockholm. Photo: Private
Do you want to know what our alumni think of their studies with us? Below you find interviews with a few of them.
Our alumna Lea Stark was in the final of the Swedish Researchers’ Grand Prix
Madeleine got a job as a public health strategist straight after her exam
Mikaela is investment manager at Karolinska Development
“Networking is about finding out what possibilities are out there”
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Kelly Kamani, alumna from the Master´s programme in public health sciences: societal perspectives.
I started studying the Master's programme in Public Health Sciences and then I applied for the mentorship programme. I wanted to connect with people working in my field to increase my chances of getting a job after my degree.
– Kanwal Humayoon, alumna from the Master´s Programme in Public Health Sciences.
Meet Sol Juarez, one of our teachers
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Photo: Maxim Thoré/Bildbyrån
Sol Juárez is the coordinator of the Master´s Programme in Public Health Sciences: societal and individual perspectives. She is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Public Health Sciences. Her research revolves around health inequities, with a special focus on the migrant population, and on the effect of social policies on health.
“It is invaluable to see first-hand the power of education to transform the world”
Contact
Our study councellor will help you with general questions about studying at Stockholm University, studying with a disability, or other practical matters. When you contact us by email - please remember to state your personal information and which course you run. This will facilitate the handling of your case.
Study counselling
You are welcome to contact the study counsellor at our department if you are interested in studying with us, or if you are a student at our department and have questions and concerns regarding your education or study situation.
The study counsellor is also our department’s contact person for students with disabilities.
Study Counsellor
Study counselling for all study levels.
Contact person for study support to students with long-term disabilities.
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Last updated: 2025-12-08
Source: Department of Public Health Sciences